Leads community, neighborhood, corridor, and area planning projects: serves as project manager and lead author for assigned plans; engages community residents, stakeholders, elected officials, and County staff; researches demographics, land use, and growth conditions; prepares reports, maps, graphics, and presentations; develops goals, objectives, land use strategies, and funding mechanisms; prepares the plan document; presents to the Planning Commission, County Council, and other bodies; and tracks adoption of the plan as part of the County Comprehensive Plan. Designs and facilitates public engagement: plans and conducts community meetings, workshops, charrettes, and public forums; selects engagement methods appropriate to the community and the project phase; prepares plain-language materials for non-technical audiences; manages meetings in which residents hold conflicting or adverse positions; establishes and maintains working relationships with steering committees, neighborhood associations, and community leadership; and sets realistic expectations regarding what a plan can and cannot accomplish.